Can anyone confirm they have tried these & they fit accordingly to r11s?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rubber-grips- ... 35d87a7637
Rubber grips for handlebar heating...
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Hi guys,
Got these last week and fitted to my R1100S ahead of a week-long Euro trip. Absolutely fine, fit perfectly and almost identical to the originals.
Use a bit of washing up liquid to slip them on and it'll dry out sticky and hold them in place.
Only thing I found is that in near 40-degree heat they expanded and the left-hand one got a bit slippy, but the throttle one stayed firmly attached.
Big fan.
Got these last week and fitted to my R1100S ahead of a week-long Euro trip. Absolutely fine, fit perfectly and almost identical to the originals.
Use a bit of washing up liquid to slip them on and it'll dry out sticky and hold them in place.
Only thing I found is that in near 40-degree heat they expanded and the left-hand one got a bit slippy, but the throttle one stayed firmly attached.
Big fan.
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RavensAteMyEyes wrote:Hi guys,
Got these last week and fitted to my R1100S ahead of a week-long Euro trip. Absolutely fine, fit perfectly and almost identical to the originals.
Use a bit of washing up liquid to slip them on and it'll dry out sticky and hold them in place.
Only thing I found is that in near 40-degree heat they expanded and the left-hand one got a bit slippy, but the throttle one stayed firmly attached.
Big fan.
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Steve Parry
Current fleet: '14 F800GS, '87 R80RS, '03 R1100S BoxerCup, '15 R1200RT LE Dynamic, '90 K1
A couple of words of advice re fitting these, particularly with reference to the right-hand throttle grip:
i. They are very 'snug' fit, even if heated in water to soften as recommended in the guide, hence it takes quite amount of pressure to get grips on through twisting & pulling; be careful NOT to twist the throttle grip too hard otherwise you risk damaging the plastic whereby it naturally stops turning. I would recommended taking cover's of the throttle housing to ensure you can avoid it from doing this (enables you to see how it works & also enables you to hold it accordingly to avoid this damage).
ii. Remember you want to leave a small gap between the bar-ends & the grip itself otherwise it won't turn naturally.
Other than this, the grips fit fine, its just a bit of a struggle to get them on. I used hairspray as recommended in this thread however yet to fully test. I also applied a little superglue as originals had something similar at ends however this is probably not truley required.
Good luck... B
i. They are very 'snug' fit, even if heated in water to soften as recommended in the guide, hence it takes quite amount of pressure to get grips on through twisting & pulling; be careful NOT to twist the throttle grip too hard otherwise you risk damaging the plastic whereby it naturally stops turning. I would recommended taking cover's of the throttle housing to ensure you can avoid it from doing this (enables you to see how it works & also enables you to hold it accordingly to avoid this damage).
ii. Remember you want to leave a small gap between the bar-ends & the grip itself otherwise it won't turn naturally.
Other than this, the grips fit fine, its just a bit of a struggle to get them on. I used hairspray as recommended in this thread however yet to fully test. I also applied a little superglue as originals had something similar at ends however this is probably not truley required.
Good luck... B
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